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Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age [Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Jan.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Jan.
2023		 Sept.
2023		 Oct.
2023		 Nov.
2023		 Dec.
2023		 Jan.
2024

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 204,062 205,022 204,608 204,062 204,756 204,867 204,949 205,022 204,608

Civilian labor force

 126,133 126,748 126,338 126,729 127,755 127,612 127,773 127,226 126,962

Participation rate

 61.8 61.8 61.7 62.1 62.4 62.3 62.3 62.1 62.1

Employed

 121,675 122,552 121,515 122,796 123,403 123,198 123,550 122,802 122,663

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 59.8 59.4 60.2 60.3 60.1 60.3 59.9 60.0

Unemployed

 4,458 4,196 4,823 3,933 4,352 4,414 4,223 4,424 4,299

Unemployment rate

 3.5 3.3 3.8 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4

Not in labor force

 77,928 78,274 78,270 77,333 77,001 77,255 77,177 77,796 77,646

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 65,973 66,172 65,675 66,124 66,615 66,363 66,695 66,405 65,869

Participation rate

 69.8 69.7 69.6 70.0 70.3 70.0 70.3 70.0 69.8

Employed

 63,596 63,912 63,018 64,208 64,313 64,148 64,559 64,208 63,674

Employment-population ratio

 67.3 67.3 66.8 68.0 67.9 67.6 68.1 67.7 67.5

Unemployed

 2,377 2,260 2,657 1,916 2,302 2,215 2,136 2,197 2,195

Unemployment rate

 3.6 3.4 4.0 2.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 55,601 55,902 56,154 55,684 56,349 56,209 56,130 55,844 56,219

Participation rate

 57.2 57.3 57.6 57.3 57.8 57.6 57.5 57.2 57.6

Employed

 53,977 54,419 54,474 54,137 54,767 54,621 54,609 54,175 54,615

Employment-population ratio

 55.6 55.8 55.8 55.7 56.2 56.0 56.0 55.5 56.0

Unemployed

 1,624 1,483 1,679 1,547 1,583 1,588 1,521 1,669 1,604

Unemployment rate

 2.9 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,559 4,674 4,510 4,921 4,790 5,040 4,947 4,976 4,874

Participation rate

 36.5 37.3 35.6 39.4 38.2 40.2 39.5 39.7 38.4

Employed

 4,101 4,221 4,022 4,451 4,323 4,430 4,382 4,418 4,374

Employment-population ratio

 32.9 33.7 31.7 35.7 34.5 35.4 35.0 35.3 34.5

Unemployed

 458 453 487 470 467 611 565 558 500

Unemployment rate

 10.0 9.7 10.8 9.5 9.8 12.1 11.4 11.2 10.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 34,487 34,853 34,813 34,487 34,751 34,788 34,821 34,853 34,813

Civilian labor force

 21,544 21,955 21,904 21,685 21,900 21,902 22,171 22,094 22,051

Participation rate

 62.5 63.0 62.9 62.9 63.0 63.0 63.7 63.4 63.3

Employed

 20,335 20,896 20,703 20,512 20,650 20,636 20,886 20,952 20,887

Employment-population ratio

 59.0 60.0 59.5 59.5 59.4 59.3 60.0 60.1 60.0

Unemployed

 1,209 1,059 1,201 1,173 1,251 1,266 1,285 1,143 1,164

Unemployment rate

 5.6 4.8 5.5 5.4 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.3

Not in labor force

 12,943 12,898 12,909 12,803 12,851 12,886 12,650 12,759 12,762

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,038 10,229 10,197 10,099 10,201 10,048 10,299 10,294 10,266

Participation rate

 68.2 68.7 68.9 68.6 68.8 67.7 69.3 69.2 69.4

Employed

 9,461 9,771 9,606 9,562 9,631 9,520 9,648 9,821 9,717

Employment-population ratio

 64.2 65.7 64.9 64.9 64.9 64.1 64.9 66.0 65.7

Unemployed

 577 459 590 537 570 528 651 473 548

Unemployment rate

 5.8 4.5 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.3 6.3 4.6 5.3

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 10,790 10,964 10,940 10,811 10,890 11,065 11,067 11,014 10,967

Participation rate

 62.6 63.0 62.8 62.7 62.7 63.6 63.6 63.2 62.9

Employed

 10,276 10,483 10,416 10,303 10,403 10,475 10,533 10,486 10,445

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 60.2 59.8 59.7 59.9 60.3 60.5 60.2 59.9

Unemployed

 514 481 525 508 487 590 534 528 521

Unemployment rate

 4.8 4.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 5.3 4.8 4.8 4.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 716 762 767 775 809 789 805 786 819

Participation rate

 28.5 29.8 29.6 30.9 31.7 30.9 31.5 30.7 31.6

Employed

 599 643 681 647 615 642 705 644 724

Employment-population ratio

 23.9 25.1 26.3 25.8 24.2 25.1 27.6 25.2 27.9

Unemployed

 118 120 86 128 193 147 100 142 95

Unemployment rate

 16.4 15.7 11.3 16.5 23.9 18.7 12.4 18.0 11.6

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,541 17,896 17,930 17,541 17,633 17,593 17,769 17,896 17,930

Civilian labor force

 11,196 11,384 11,495 11,261 11,587 11,490 11,548 11,436 11,559

Participation rate

 63.8 63.6 64.1 64.2 65.7 65.3 65.0 63.9 64.5

Employed

 10,856 11,054 11,146 10,936 11,255 11,134 11,144 11,084 11,223

Employment-population ratio

 61.9 61.8 62.2 62.3 63.8 63.3 62.7 61.9 62.6

Unemployed

 340 330 349 325 332 356 404 353 336

Unemployment rate

 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.5 3.1 2.9

Not in labor force

 6,345 6,511 6,435 6,281 6,047 6,103 6,221 6,459 6,372

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: February 02, 2024